VA BLACK HILLS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
NPI 1144393182
Psychiatric Hospital in Fort Meade, SD

Q: What is VA Black Hills Health Care System's NPI number?

The NPI number for VA Black Hills Health Care System is 1144393182. It was assigned to this organization in the NPPES registry on November 16, 2006.

Q: What is VA Black Hills Health Care System's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Psychiatric Hospital with taxonomy code 283Q00000X.

Q: What quality rating does VA Black Hills Health Care System have?

CMS rates VA Black Hills Healthcare System 3 out of 5 stars overall on Care Compare, based on measures of safety, patient experience and outcomes. The full measure detail is in the Hospital Quality Ratings section above.

Active since November 16, 2006

3/5

Hospital Overall Rating

113 COMANCHE RD, FORT MEADE, SD 57741(605) 720-7068(605) 347-7204 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 22, 2020. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: August 02, 2026.

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About Va Black Hills Health Care System NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

VA BLACK HILLS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (NPI 1144393182) is a healthcare organization registered as a psychiatric hospital in Fort Meade, South Dakota and active in the NPI registry since November 2006. The organization lists Marcel Claude Lacoste, Psychiatrist, as its authorized official.

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1144393182

Entity TypeOrganization

Primary Taxonomy283Q00000X

Legal Business NameVA BLACK HILLS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Location Address113 COMANCHE RDFort Meade, SD 57741-1002

Mailing Address113 Comanche RdFort Meade, SD 57741-1002 · (605) 720-7068 · Fax (605) 347-7204

Phone(605) 720-7068

Fax(605) 347-7204

Organization SubpartNo

Authorized OfficialMarcel Claude LacostePsychiatrist · (605) 720-7068

Enumeration DateNovember 16, 2006

Last NPPES UpdateAugust 22, 2020

✔ NPI 1144393182 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses

★ Primary SpecialtyPsychiatric HospitalHospitals

Taxonomy Code283Q00000X

License✔ Licensed in PR · 15800

Definition

An organization including a physical plant and personnel that provides multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment mental health services to patients requiring the safety, security, and shelter of the inpatient or partial hospitalization settings.

113 COMANCHE RD, Fort Meade, SD 57741

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Other Identifiers 1

Other15800PR · Medical Doctor

Hospital Quality Ratings CMS Care Compare

Quality and patient-experience ratings for VA Black Hills Healthcare System (CMS certification number 43002F), from CMS Care Compare.

VA Black Hills Healthcare System

Acute Care - Veterans Administration · Fort Meade, SD

3/5 CMS Overall Rating

OwnershipVeterans Health Administration

CMS Certification Number43002F

Location113 Comanche RoadFort Meade, SD 57741 · Meade County · (605) 347-2511

Emergency services

Patient Experience

HCAHPS patient survey · Jan 2023 – Dec 2023

5/5 summary rating

Nurse communication

5/5

Doctor communication

5/5

Staff responsiveness

5/5

Communication about medicines

5/5

Discharge information

5/5

Care transition

5/5

Cleanliness

5/5

Quietness

5/5

Overall hospital rating

5/5

Recommend hospital

5/5

Star ratings summarize responses from patients surveyed after discharge, collected through the CMS HCAHPS program.

Complications & Deaths 14

Death rate for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Death rate for COPD patients

7.2% No different than national

Death rate for heart failure patients

10.1% No different than national

Death rate for pneumonia patients

18.2% No different than national

Pressure ulcer rate

0.51 No different than national

Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate

0.25 No different than national

Unplanned Hospital Visits 8

Hospital return days for heart attack patients

Cases too small to report

Hospital return days for heart failure patients

74 days per 100 discharges

Hospital return days for pneumonia patients

108 days per 100 discharges

Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate

Cases too small to report

Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

80 No different than national

Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate

74 No different than national

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

DREW MOSS MD

Family Medicine